I checked that wing-lift-calculator thread, but I guess the link is old, because it sent me off into deep space.
Anyway, I'm wondering how much wing (in pounds of lift) I'd need for diving in fresh water (cenotes), in a 7mil suit, and toting 3 big steel tanks (like hp120's) ?
I used to dive the caves in a heavy 2-piece 7mil, with 1 back-mounted hp120, and 2 of them side-mounted. My BC was a wings/harness/backplate from Dive Rite, but i can't recall any specifics about it. It's possible (if not probable) I had a doubles wing, but since I never much liked wearing doubles on my back, (plus, we had access to cheap rentals of individual steel 120's), I soon got comfortable with 1 on my back and 2 on the side, and it worked for me.
I've been told that I should be looking at something with 45 lbs of lift, but I'm not seeing any single-size wings with anywhere near that much lift. They tend to run around 30, give or take (which is what the DGX econo-package runs).
So, you get the idea. Any good guesses on whether i could dive the above parameters, with a DGX 30# wing, or would I need more ? And if so, any singles-wing suggestions that I'm not seeing? ( and that hopefully don't involve high-dollar stuff like Halcyon ! )
Thanks.......
Anyway, I'm wondering how much wing (in pounds of lift) I'd need for diving in fresh water (cenotes), in a 7mil suit, and toting 3 big steel tanks (like hp120's) ?
I used to dive the caves in a heavy 2-piece 7mil, with 1 back-mounted hp120, and 2 of them side-mounted. My BC was a wings/harness/backplate from Dive Rite, but i can't recall any specifics about it. It's possible (if not probable) I had a doubles wing, but since I never much liked wearing doubles on my back, (plus, we had access to cheap rentals of individual steel 120's), I soon got comfortable with 1 on my back and 2 on the side, and it worked for me.
I've been told that I should be looking at something with 45 lbs of lift, but I'm not seeing any single-size wings with anywhere near that much lift. They tend to run around 30, give or take (which is what the DGX econo-package runs).
So, you get the idea. Any good guesses on whether i could dive the above parameters, with a DGX 30# wing, or would I need more ? And if so, any singles-wing suggestions that I'm not seeing? ( and that hopefully don't involve high-dollar stuff like Halcyon ! )
Thanks.......